Govt extends BSF jurisdiction in border states to 50 km for arrest, search, seizure

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has increased the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) and given its officers…

Security forces use pump action guns to kill low-flying drones

Security forces that guard vital installations, airports and even their own camps have been directed to use rubber bullets…

Pankaj Kumar Singh Appointed New BSF DG

Pankaj Kumar Singh, a 1988-batch Indian Police Service officer, has been appointed as director general of the countrys largest…

Indian security forces deploy surveillance cameras, sensors to keep close watch on Chinese activities along LAC

In a major boost for border security and surveillance, the Indian security forces are creating a network of surveillance cameras…

Unified agency mooted for cross-border crimes

India should have Integrated Law Enforcement Centres (ILECs) on all its borders on the lines of the United States Department of…

U.S. Customs And Border Protection uses biometric facial technology to process border crossers

Biometric facial technology is being used to process border crossers in Del Rio and Eagle Pass. The 'Simplified Arrival' program…

Politicians voice privacy concerns about US border remote video surveillance plans

Proposals to erect a series of remote video surveillance towers on the US-Canadian border have come under attack from state…

New law requires DHS to start scanning every vehicle at border

A new U.S. law requires every vehicle, truck and freight train that crosses into the United States from Mexico or Canada to be…

Audit finds slow down in Customs and border protection security programmes

Customs and Border Protection has deployed just 28% of its planned border technologiesdespite receiving more than $743 million to…

ITBP seeks continuation of internal security role

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) that guards the LAC with China has sought from the government a continued deployment of its…

Iris biometrics and facial recognition added to Singapore immigration clearances for enhanced security

Fingerprint biometrics are being replaced with iris and face biometrics for border identification checks in Singapore, the…

HP Police ask govt to bar entry of vehicles carrying arms, ammo, explosives through Atal Tunnel

The Himachal Pradesh Police have proposed that the state government bar the entry of army and civilian trucks carrying arms,…